above all

adverb

: before every other consideration : especially

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Determined to become Gen Z’s Carrie Bradshaw, Rallo is a content creator, book club founder, and, above all, a writer. Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2025 Fernand, her own cousin, who is secretly in love with her; Danglars, an ambitious manipulator; and above all Héloïse de Villefort, the implacable wife of the town prosecutor. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025 Related Stories Spain’s new international presence rests above all on the Mediapro Studio, which was known for drama, but is now using unscripted to drive growth. Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025 Sparkling and irresistible but also deep, dark, and, above all, beautiful. Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for above all

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of above all was in the 14th century

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“Above all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/above%20all. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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